Dellen
German, noun[ˈdɛlən]
Dellen is spelled D-E-L-L-E-N (6 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written German, the 54,418th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Dellen is a German feminine noun meaning “plural of Delle” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does Dellen mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineplural of Delle
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
verb: 1. eine Beule (Delle) in etwas machen, von alleine eine Delle bekommen
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Dellen
- delle present
- dellst present
- dellt present
- dellte past
- dell! imperative singular
- delle! imperative singular
- dellt! imperative plural
- gedellt participle-2 perfect
- haben auxiliary perfect
- gedellt haben active infinitive perfect
- gedellt werden processual-passive infinitive present
- gedellt worden sein processual-passive infinitive perfect
- gedellt sein statal-passive infinitive present
- gedellt gewesen sein statal-passive infinitive perfect
- zu dellen active extended infinitive
- gedellt zu haben active extended infinitive
- gedellt zu werden processual-passive extended infinitive
- gedellt worden zu sein processual-passive extended infinitive
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Dellen?
- [ˈdɛlən]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Dellen in German?
Dellen appears about once in every 2 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).